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claque

See also: Claque and claqué

English edit

WOTD – 11 August 2021

Etymology edit

 
Die Claque (The Claque, 1988) by Guido Messer. Installed in Schwetzingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, it depicts a claque (sense 1).

Borrowed from French claque (“group of people hired to applaud or boo, claque”, literally “a slap; a clap”).[1][2]

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claque (plural claques)

  1. (collective) A group of people hired to attend a performance and to either applaud or boo.
    • 1930 February 23, “Theatre claqueurs in Vienna form union; now get two Wienerwursts for simple applause, six with beer for special ovations”, in The New York Times‎[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28 July 2021, page 4, column 1:
      The most popular singers have been obliged to give free tickets and even to donate cash, lest the claque retaliate by frantic applause at the wrong moment.
    • 1957 December 22, John Briggs, “What every young claqueur should know”, in The New York Times‎[2], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28 July 2021, page 53, columns 4–7:
      The claque isn't paid. In fact, claqueurs pay to get in. The inducement is that they can buy standing room for half price, without waiting in line.
  2. (by extension)
    1. A group of fawning admirers.
    2. A group of people who pre-arrange among themselves to express strong support for an idea, so as to give the false impression of a wider consensus.

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References edit

  1. ^ “claque, n.”, in OED Online  ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, March 2021.
  2. ^ “claque, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

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French edit

Etymology edit

Deverbal from claquer (“to clap”). Sense 5 developped as paying audience members to applaud started at the Paris Opera.[1]

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claque f (plural claques)

  1. slap on the cheek
    Synonyms: gifle, baffe, taloche
  2. vamp (of a shoe)
  3. (Quebec) overshoe
    Synonyms: shoe claque, chouclaque
  4. (sports) thrashing; thumping (heavy defeat)
  6. (collective) claque (group of people hired to either applaud or boo)

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claque m (plural claques)

  1. (slang) gambling den
  2. (slang) whorehouse, brothel

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Descendants edit

  • → Catalan: claca
  • → English: claque
  • → German: Claque
  • → Italian: claque
  • → Portuguese: claque
  • → Spanish: claque

References edit

  1. ^ “claque, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

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Italian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French claque.

Noun edit

claque f (invariable)

  1. claque

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  • claque in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French claque.[1][2]

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  • Hyphenation: cla‧que

Noun edit

claque f (plural claques)

  1. (Portugal, sports) supporters (people who support something, especially a sports team)
    Synonym: (Brazil) torcida

References edit

  1. ^ “claque” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
  2. ^ “claque” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French claque.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈklake/ [ˈkla.ke]
  • Rhymes: -ake
  • Syllabification: cla‧que

Noun edit

claque f (plural claques)

  1. claque

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